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Black Friday Giveaways (part 5): Universal Remote's URC Digital R50

Nov 29th 2008 2:40AM on Engadget HD

Do comments still count on Saturday? (Hint: Please Yes?)

YouTube "hack" reveals HD / surround sound testing

Nov 21st 2008 2:24PM on Engadget HD

Bah. How about YouPorn or RedTube in HD??

Passion of the Christ making expected Blu-ray debut in February 2009

Nov 4th 2008 2:46AM on Engadget HD

Can't wait to see the alternate ending.

Odeon cinemas to play F1 races in HD

Jun 9th 2008 3:43AM on Engadget HD

...Or watching Lewis Hamilton tear up both his and Kimi's cars by totally geeking out in pit lane??

Toshiba pushes firmware 3.0 update to first-gen HD DVD players

May 8th 2008 7:56PM on Engadget HD

^ contrast the above with the $400 I have invested in a PS3 (which came with 1 movie and 5 by rebate) and the several hundred more dollars I spent to have blu-ray in my laptop. Two set-tops, and two PC solutions. One cost $80 and came with a useful remote and 13 movies. One costs $700+ and came with 6 movies. The only advantages my BD hardware offers are gaming (PS3) and mobile movies from disc (BD-rom laptop). The latter benefit is by no means exclusive (since I can rip hd-dvds to my home server or laptop via the add-on drive); it's just more convenient.

I'm happy with my investments in both technologies. I'm just happier than I expected to be with my hd-dvd purchases, since the hardware cost me practically nothing and my hd-dvd movie collection (I've got about 80 titles split roughly equally between formats) costs considerably less the my blu-ray one.

Toshiba pushes firmware 3.0 update to first-gen HD DVD players

May 8th 2008 7:43PM on Engadget HD

I bought the same two players ... but since I bought them from Amazon (with Prime) I also got $100 back from them. My total investment in hardware stands at just $80. That's an HD-A30 for about $176 (reduced to $129 via price protection) and an X-box add-on (reduced to $49) with a better, backlit remote for my HTPC. Less $100 due to the customer satisfaction rebate initially offered by Best Buy and matched by Amazon. And oh, yeah - 13 free movies. Above poster forgot to mention the two that came with his HD-A30 and King Kong that came with his add-on.

Peerless Slimline HDTV mount is just 0.4-inches thin

May 3rd 2008 11:15PM on Engadget HD

It ought to be pretty cheap, since there obviously isn't much to it but a single stampable piece of metal.

1080p channels on the way, according to Tandberg CEO

Apr 16th 2008 5:52PM on Engadget HD

I already have 2TB's attached to my DirecTV DVR. Probably would only hold 60 1080p movies, though (currently holds 200+ at 1080i).

Full specs on the Dallas Cowboys world's largest 1080p LED scoreboards

Apr 16th 2008 5:48PM on Engadget HD

God Awful Design. The little boards block views of the big boards. The big boards should be moved out, or the little boards should be moved up.

Little fish, meet big fish -- Warner laying off most of New Line staff

Apr 16th 2008 5:45PM on Engadget HD

BobTheMonkey - ROFL!

Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.

"I am looking for a device that will stream sound from one source to several recipients. For example, I want to stream sound from my TV or stereo to my phone or MP3 player that has radio and Bluetooth capabilities. I have looked into radio transmitters and they seem like a decent choice, but I can't find one that uses external power (USB or from the plug) and I would want one with a transmit range of around 50 meters. Thanks!"

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